Isolations of Enteric Pathogens from Synanthropic Flies Trapped in Downtown Kuala Lumpur

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-93

  Sulaiman, Sallehudin ^a   Othman, Mohd Zaki ^a   Aziz, Abdul Hamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Gasteroenteritis; Klebsiella oxytoca; Melioidosis; Synanthropic flies

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CITROBACTER; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER; FLY; HEALTH; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; MALAYSIA; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSCIDAE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CITROBACTER; CROSS INFECTION; DIPTERA; ENTEROBACTER; HOUSEFLIES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; MALAYSIA; MUSCIDAE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; URBAN HEALTH; VIBRIO;

EID: 0034199181     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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